The Archivist, working with the South Central District of the Church of the Brethren Historical Committee, came across these materials during a clean-up effort in the Winter of 2013.
It is unknown if all or some of the individuals represented resided within the state of Indiana or if they were Church of the Brethren members of importance residing in other states as well? More information is needed as to where these people lived and worked.
Northern Indiana Churches:
Rock Run, Maple Grove, Bethel, Baugo, Wwakarusa, Walnut, Union Center, Union, Turkey Creek, Syracuse, First South Bend, Second South Bend, Salem, Plymouth, Pleasant Valley, Pleasant Chapel, Pleasant Hill, Pine Creek (West Goshen), Osceola, North Winona, North Webster, New Salem, North Liberty, Nappanee, New Paris, Mount Pleasant, Middlebury, Michigan City, Maple Grove, La Porte, Goshen City, West Goshen, Fort Wayne, English Prairie, Elkhart Valley, Elkhart, Union, Union Grove, Wawaka, and finally, Florence,Michigan
Postcards, some with notes on the verso:
Church of the Brethren, Hagerstown, Indiana.
Church of the Brethren, Huntington, Indiana.
West Manchester Church of the Brethren.
Logansport, Flora, German Baptist Church (Flora, Indian), Courter, Copper Creek, Plunge Creek Chapel, Landessville, Kewanna, Lower Deer Creek, Cart Creek, Bethel Center, Ogans Creek, Markle, South Whitley Mission, Salamonie, Somerset (Mt. Vernon), Sugar Creek, Sugar Grove, Upper Deer Creek, Walton, Wabash Country, Wabash City Mission, West Eel River, West Marion, Spring Creek, Portland, Four Mile Church (Kitchel, Indiana, 1920), Pleasant Dale, Mexico, Peru (1912, S. T. Fisher, Pastor), Pike Creek (Monticello),Sugar Creek, Sugar Grove, West Eel River, Bachelor Run, Burnetts Creek, Clear Creek, Eel River, Pleasant View, Santa Fe, Roann, West Marion, Somerset (Mt. Vernon), and unidentified.
Other Congregational Photographs – district(s) need(s) to be determined:
Guernsey, Muncie, New Hope, Pyrmont, Richmond, Rossville, Upper Fall Creek, Beech Grove, Buck Creek, Fairview, Four Mile, West Marion, Kokomo, Middletown, White Branch Nettle Creek, Wabash City, Ladoga, New Hope, Yellow Creek, Andreson, Santa Fe, Arcadia, Antioch, Indianapolis, Salamonie, Spring Creek, Eel River, Wabash County, South Whitley, Pleasant View, Bethel Center, Bachelor Run, Akron, Burnettsville, Peru, Pike Creek, Loon Creek, Pipe Creek, Pleasant Dale, Portland, Lora, West Eel River, Upper Deer Creek, Sugar Creek (Tunker), and one unidentified meeting house. (Peru) Bloomfield, Bremen, Buchanan, Indianapolis, New Hope, Blissville, Windfall, White, Camp Creek, Cedar Creek, Cedar Lake, Center, West Manchester.
Note: Look at entire batch because a couple photos might exist and they might not be together in the pile. The pictures are heavily curled and need to be flattened. Some printed pages with images also are included.
It appears as if Bill Eberly or L. W. Shultz or another individual was in the process of putting pictures and postcards in an album. Those adhered to pages or within sheet protectors include:
Bethel Center, Cart Creek, Bethel, Bethel Church (Milford, Indiana, built 1905), Roann Church of the Brethren, Copper Creek, unidentified congregation, Beaver Creek, Flora and German Baptist Church (Flora, Indiana), Guernsey (Monticello), Hickory Grove, Huntington City, Huntington Country, Kewanna, Landessville, Logansport, Lower Deer Creek, Plunge Creek Chapel, Plunge Creek Chapel (burned 1927), South Whitley Mission, Courter, Andrews, North Webster (Church of the Brethren), and more unidentified.
Photographic copy* of “Views of the Homes, Mexico, Indiana,” that show the Orphans’ Home, Old Folks’ Home, Dining Room and Dormitory, Home, Printing Office, Hospital, Laundry, School House.
Photographic copy* of Andrew Snoeberger, the Veteran Sunday- school Teacher, and His Class of Children.
Photograph of Ralph Hoffman.
Photographic copy of Elder Lemuel HIllery.
Photocopy of the L. W. Shultz family in caps and gowns.
Photographic copy of Dr. A. R. Cottrell and Mrs. Dr. A. R. Cottrell.
Photographic copy of Elder Daniel Wyson and Wife (pg. 453).
Photographic copy of Elder Joseph Leedy and Wife.
Photographic copy of A. W.? Ross and family.
Photographic copy of Elder Lafayette Steele.
Photographic copy of Elder W. S. Toney and Wife.
Photographic copy of Elder W. R. Harshbarger and wife.
Photographic copy of E.der David Dilling and wife.
Photographic copy of Elder I. D. Parker (Issac Dillon Parker).
Photgraphic copy of Mrs. I. E. Oberholtzer, I. E. Oberholtzer, and Laura Shock.
Photographic copy of Dr. O. G. Brubaker and Wife.
Photographic copy of Elder Manly Deeter and Wife.
Photographic copy of Elder Jeremiah Gump and Wife.
Photographic copy of Adam and Alice Ebey.
Photographic copy of Elder Jacob Berkey.
Photographic copy of Brother and Sister John I. Kaylor.
Photographic copy of Elder W. R. Deeter and Wife.
Photographic copy of Elder Jacob Miller, Jr.
Photographic copy of Elder Shively and Wife.
Photographic copy of Elder David Metzler and Wife.
*These copies appear to have come from a book since many have page numbers on them.
